The issues occurring in Turkey highlight that we may also need to keep in mind:
* Access over the next 15 years. Where access is not only potentially hindered by governments but also technical and monetary realities in various country and region. We of course have already worked and continue to do work in this area with initiatives like Wikipedia Zero and Offline Wikipedia / Kiwix. James On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 6:25 PM, Katherine Maher <kma...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > *Summary: The report from cycle 1 discussion is online[1]. The start of > cycle 2 is delayed until next week.* > > Thank you for your contributions! We have been hard at work reading, > sorting, and summarizing more than 1,800 community member statements, from > more than 100 community discussions from across five continents. Each of > these statements was a response to the question: "What do we want to build > or achieve together over the next 15 years?" > > You can find the full report on the major themes, and more details about > them, in a summarized report on Meta-Wiki.[1] > > Some common themes emerged from these conversations: > > * Reliable, neutral, high-quality content > * Community health & support > * Internal & external collaboration > * Improved and new features > * Users, editors, & contributors > * Outreach, awareness, & promotion > * Innovation and adaptation > * Funding, staffing, and other organizational needs > * Support for emerging communities > * Advancing Wikipedia in education > * Movement values > * Sustainability & growth > > Each of these themes is described in more detail within the body of the > report,[1] and the full data spreadsheet from this analysis will be posted > soon. > > The movement strategy team has been working to group these themes together, > so that we have a smaller number of concepts to consider in the next cycle. > Because this work is important, we want to make sure the grouping and > analysis are comprehensive and thoughtful. In order to make sure we can get > it right, we’re delaying the start of cycle 2 discussions until next week. > > As you probably know, the Turkish authorities blocked Wikipedia in Turkey > this week.[2] We’ve been working around the clock to understand the > circumstances and respond appropriately, including appealing in Turkish > court. We’re grateful to everyone who has reached out to offer us your > thoughts and perspective. Government limitations on free knowledge are just > one of the critical issues that have come up during the movement strategy > process. As we confront these challenges in real time, it has been a > reminder for me how important our work is, and how it has very real > implications for people around the globe. Again, thank you. > > Kendine iyi bak (Turkish translation: “Take care of yourself”), > > Katherine > > PS. A version of this message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki.[3] > > [1] > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > movement/2017/Cycle_1/Report > [2] > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/04/30/turkish-authorities-block-wikipedia/ > [3] > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > movement/2017/Updates/5_May_2017_-_Update_15_on_Wikimedia_ > movement_strategy_process > > -- > Katherine Maher > > Wikimedia Foundation > 149 New Montgomery Street > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 > +1 (415) 712 4873 > kma...@wikimedia.org > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
